Learning to Burn

Ian Bennett is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and a captain with the Seattle Fire Department. He is the owner of West Coast Fire Training, which helps departments across the country implement and improve live fire training in fixed facilities and acquired structures. Ian is a member of the NFPA 1400 Standard on Fire Service Training committee, an instructor for the International Association of Fire Fighters Evidence-Based Fire Ground Operations course, and a technical panel member on the Fire Safety Research Institute Fire Dynamics and Firefighting Tactics in Multi-Story Residential Structures study.

• Forewords Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Purpose of Live Fire Training 2. NFPA 1400 and the Fire Safety Research Institute 3. Safety and Risk Mitigation 4. Preparing for Live Fire Training 5. Students in Live Fire Training 6. Stress in Live Fire Training 7. Training Culture and the Live Fire Cadre 8. Teaching in the Live Fire Environment 9. Planning and Accountability 10. Creating the Desired Fire Dynamics 11. Fixed Facilities 12. Acquired Structures 13. Recognizing and Managing Risk in Acquired Structures 14. Live Fire Drills in Fixed Facilities 15. Live Fire Drills in Acquired Structures 16. Rural, Volunteer, and Under-Resourced Department Considerations Appendixes Review Question Answers Glossary References Index